Erlang

This is an Erlang engine used to launch Erlang apps on Nanobox.

Usage

To use the Erlang engine, specify erlang as your engine in your boxfile.yml.

run.config:
  engine: erlang

Build Process

When running a build, this engine compiles code by doing the following:

• make

Configuration Options

This engine exposes configuration options through the boxfile.yml, a yaml config file used to provision and configure your app's infrastructure when using Nanobox. This engine makes the following options available.

Overview of Boxfile Configuration Options

run.config:
  engine.config:
    # Erlang Settings
    runtime: erlang-18.1
    make_target: 'my_project'
    project_dir: dir_name

    # Node.js Settings
    nodejs_runtime: nodejs-4.4

Quick Links

Erlang Settings
Node.js Settings

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Erlang Settings

The following setting allows you to define your Erlang runtime environment.

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runtime

Specifies which Erlang runtime to use. The following runtimes are available:

• erlang-18.0
• erlang-18.1

run.config:
  engine.config:
    runtime: erlang-18.1

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make_target

Defines which make task(s) should run when compiling the code.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    make_target: 'my_project'

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project_dir

Defines the directory from which the final, compiled code should be run.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    project_dir: dir_name

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Node.js Settings

Many applications utilize Javascript tools in some way. This engine allows you to specify which Node.js runtime you'd like to use.

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nodejs_runtime

Specifies which Node.js runtime and version to use. You can view the available Node.js runtimes in the Node.js engine documentation.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    nodejs_runtime: nodejs-4.4

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Help & Support

This is an Erlang engine provided by Nanobox. If you need help with this engine, you can reach out to us in the #nanobox IRC channel. If you are running into an issue with the engine, feel free to create a new issue on this project.